Albin vs Brent
Albin and Brentcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Albin was ranked #2404 and Brent #4608 among boys in England and Wales.
Albin and Brent over time
Albin and Brent appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Brent held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Albin in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Brent reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Albin in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Albin and Brent changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1999 and 2020, ending at #2404 and #4608.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Albin #1467 in 2001, Brent #848 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1999–2020
Albin held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Brent in 9.
Highest recorded here: Albin #1467 in 2001, Brent #848 in 2000.
The order changed in 2020: Albin moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #3412 and #3412; by 2020 that had become #2404 and #4608.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Albin #2404, Brent #4608.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Brent
Pairs where Brent shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Tony vs Brent
Tony and Brent changed places 13 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1954 and 1987, ending at #58 and #97.
Tony · Brent · 34 shared years, 1954–1987 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Jason vs Brent
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Jason #1 in 1970, Brent #22 in 1968.
Jason · Brent · 22 shared years, 1966–1987 · Peaked in the same years
- Matthew vs Brent
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Matthew #1 in 1984, Brent #72 in 1983.
Matthew · Brent · 16 shared years, 1974–1992 · Peaked in the same years
- Michael vs Brent
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Michael #1 in 1968, Brent #22 in 1968.
Michael · Brent · 34 shared years, 1954–1987 · Peaked in the same years
Side by side
| Field | Albin | Brent |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) | England and Wales · Boys #3449 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Albin has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Brent.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Albin
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2943 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Brent
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #67 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1987
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1954–1987).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3449 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys